Equipment built for use in oil wells is not only expensive, but often includes many potentially hazardous materials. As such, it must be closely monitored, both on a manufacturer's site and as it leaves the plant, bound for an end user. FMC Technologies, a Scotland-based manufacturer of equipment for the energy industry, is using RFID technology so it knows where every piece of equipment is.
When chains listen to their customers and create localized store inventory, and then they listen more and accept online returns to any store the shopper chooses, they run into inventory train wrecks.
As if corporations didn't have enough money sitting idle in their accounts today - now we learn that they've been borrowing aggressively, spurred on by record-low interest rates.
Noha Tohamy, research vice president with Gartner, identifies the proactive strategies that leading companies are using to manage supply-chain risk today.
Apptricity, developer of the Jetstream suite of supply-chain, electronic procurement and financial productivity software, has made available a new tool to help users manage vehicle-based businesses.
aPriori, a vendor of software for product cost management, has released an update of its platform. The tool aids in cost control by providing design, engineering, sourcing and manufacturing professionals with knowledge and technology infrastructure, helping them to determine the cost of a part or complete product.
Syspro, a developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, is readying Syspro 7 for general market release in 2013. The tool is currently available in community preview mode to Syspro resellers and partners.
Wynright Corp., a vendor of intelligent material-handling systems, has introduced Visual Sort, a tool that allows for the tracking and restocking of returned inventory in distribution centers.
